Citrus fruit squeezer with rotating and reciprocating cup



Feb. 14, 1950 B. F. WISSNER 2,497,335

CITRUS FRUIT SQUEEZER WITH RQTATING AND RECIPRQCATING CUP Filed July 24, 1944 [I 0 INVENT OR 5 Bfi ZjGZTI/HFWZUUW ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 14, 1950 CITRUS FRUIT SQUEEZER WITH ROTATING AND REGIPRQCATING CUP Benjamin F. Wissner, New York, N. Y.

Application July 24, 1944, Serial No. 546,326

11 Claims.

This invention relates to citrus fruit squeezer.

An object of this invention is to provide a squeezer of the character described comprising a stand supporting-a ribbed cone or reamer, and a cup above the cone, and means to move the cup towards the cone and rotate the cup'first in one and then in an opposite direction.

A further object of this invention is to provide a squeezer of the character described having means to depress the cup down toward the cone and rotate the cone successively in opposite directions as a handle is moved by the operator in one direction, the construction being such that the cup will begin to rotate at about the time the piece of fruit therein strikes the cone, and the cup continues to move toward the cone as the cup rotates.

A further object of this invention is to provide a strong, compact and durable squeezer of the character described, which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, easy to operate. and yet practical and efficient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter. pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the fea-,

tures of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is anelevational view of a squeezer embodying the invention with parts broken away and in cross-section, and showingthe operating handle and cam in dotted lines in the position where the cone is substantially fully depressed;

Fig. 2 is a view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged, sectional view taken on line 4-'-4 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view 3-5 of Fig. 1.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, designates a juicer for citrus fruit embodying the invention. The same comprises a stand ll, shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, provided with a horizontal base l2. Extending upwardly from the base 12 is a vertical shank l3. Extending from shank I3 is a horizontal shelf l5 disposed above the base l2 a suificient distance to permit placinga glass below said shelf. 7

Shelf l5 comprises an annular portion 16 ha taken on line central opening 20.

ing a flat horizontal surface I1.

flaring wall l8. Extending downwardly and inwardly from wall I6 is a nozzle l9 formed with a ring 23 formed with an axial opening 24 for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

Extending inwardly from stand portion l3 and above shelf I5 is a-stand portion having an upwardly curved portion 3|. At the upper end of the curved portion 3| is a horizontal wall 32- disposed above the center of shelf l5. Wall 32'is formed with a vertical through opening 33 aligned with opening 24 for the purpose hereinafter appearing. Extending upwardly from wall 32 are a pair of parallel spaced similar walls 34 formed with aligned openings 35 at their upper ends,-

carrying a transverse pin 36.

Pivoted on pin 36 is an actuator 31. -The actuator 3! comprises a radial handle 38 provided from the pivot axis 36 decreases per unit angle of rotation from the starting point. Cam sur' face 4| is in the form of a groove 42 at the edge of plate forming side walls 43. At the edge of side walls 43 are inwardly extending flanges 44 as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawing. Atthe sides of member 40 are a pair of parallel plates 46, 4! having arcual outer edges. Plate 4l'is formed on the inner surface thereof with bevel gear teeth 48 extending substantially half 'the angle of the arc; and plate46 is formed with bevel gear teeth 49, on extending the other half of the arc. gear teeth 49 begin after the gear teeth 48 end, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

Furthermore, the leadingedges 50 of plates 45,

41 are out back so that the handle 38 must be moved through a considerable angle before such leading edges 50 reach asubstantially vertical" position. r

Within opening 33 is a bushing 55. Extending through the bushing is a rod or stem 56 provided at its lower end with a cup 51 disposed below wall 32. Cup 51 is formed with cleats or prongs on its inner surface to grip a half piece of citrus fruit. Screwed to the upper end of stem 55 is a sleeve 59 formed with an inwardly extending Extending upwardly from wall I6 is an annular outwardly:

Integrally formed with the nozzle is a spider 22 interconnected by a'central' the inner surface thereof, Thus 'the' flange 60 at its upper end. Within sleeve 59 is a ball bearing 62. The outer race of the ball bearing is fixed to sleeve 59. Attached to the inner race of the ball bearing is a rod 66 bifurcated at its upper end and projecting through sleeve 59 and into groove 42, and carrying a roller 6'! contacting the cam surface.

Member 66 may be formed with flat side Walls adapted toiengagethe inner edgesof flange 4"4 toiprevent rotation of said member about its axis,- whereby to maintain the roller 61 in proper r011- ing relation relative to cam surface 4 I.

Stem 56 is formed with adongitudinalslot it; On said stem and contacting the upper end=:of--

bushing 55 is a pinion H splined to stem 56. On wall 32 is a vertical shaft 18 parallel tor-the bushing 55 and disposed adjacent thereto-and extending above the upper surface ofwall3'2l On shaft 18 is a pinion 8i! meshing with pinion i if Fixed to pinion 80 and disposed thereabove, is a bevel gear 82 adapted to; firstbeaengaged bygear i8 1 as handlertflis rotated in azaclockwise-direction; and thereafter: to Joe-rotated: by? gear? 49' Any suitable b'raclzet- I W may; Y be attachedto: the? horizontal Wall 32 torr'etain" pinions 'H- and 8I on'saidhori'zontalwall;

It Will be. notedi thatas hand-1e 35+ is". rotated from full to dotted.lirfmpositions'shown inFig. l, stem 56.: and'shence 011115"! will: be: moved: downwardly; at agradually decreasing rate due toaction'i of" cam? H 1 on roller? 6-1 Whenthe: cup: descends tora point where thergear 48: engagesgeairi 82; the cupwilLfirstberotatedirr-one direc tion',: as it continues to--descend, andthereafter: said cup -wil'hbe' rotated-imamopposite direction. by gear 49; asthe cup continues: to: descend. i

J Mounted on=surfaee I oi -Wall? I G- is a ribbed cone-orreamer 90 formed at the bottom with flutes 9i. Reamer 9| iseformedaw ith a stem fitting, inoholei 20. If it isdesiredhttrsqueezes half an orange thew' same is held-overthelreamer, the handle is then-- rotated and the. cup comes down. Asrit engagesthe half of oran e the prong-st 58 engage-the orange andlat. first the orange is pressed'downwardlya Asrit'begins topressagainst' I the reamer theeup beginsto rotatefirst in one direction and then inanoppositedirection as the cun-descendssothat substantially all of the juice iso-squeezed out of the orange and passes through thefiutes or openings 91in the'base'of their-earner; through openings 93 in the nozzle and out through openinglfl to a'glass placed'on the'base It, Willthus be seen that there is "provided a device in which the" several objects of this irr-v ventionare achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions' of pract'i'ca'fu'se;

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various change'ssmight be made'in the embodiment above setforthl it'isto be understood that al1 matter herein set" forth or'sh'own inthe accompanying drawing. is to beinterpr'eted as illustrative and not in'a' limiting's'ense.

Having thus-described n'iyinvent'ion, l ciar-izn as new and desire tose'curebyi etters Patent:"

1': A squeezercomprisinga-standi areanier on the stand, a cup formed with a stem, a cam-en'- g-a'g-ing the upper end ofth'e stein fordepressing the-same, and means on the cam operable upon moving-the cam in onetdirectionzfor rotating said stem in one direction as the stem: is moved. by saidc'am', means-for"causing rotation ofsaidstem in an opposite 'directi'on a s 'saidzfs'tem'isv'continued tobe moved: bysaidcam, and means? on the carn 4 and operable upon moving the cam in an opposite direction to lift the stem.

2. A juicer comprising a stand, a reamer on the stand, a vertical stem, a cup at the lower end of the vertical stem, means on the stand to support said stem for rotation as well as sliding movement, a pinion on the stand splined to said stem, a second pinion journalled in the stand and meshing with th'efirst pinion, a gea-rrotatable with the second pinion; a'-- cam pivoted to the stand, a handle for rotating said cam, means at the upper end of the stem engaging said cam, an arcual gear. attachedto said cam for rotation thereof; and adapted to engage said first gear, and a second arcual gear adapted to mesh with said first gear after" the first gear releases from said first-mentioned arcual gear.

3. A juicer comprising a stand having a base, a portion-extending upwardly from the base, a shelf on said portion above the base, a reamer on said sheif, said standhaving; a portionextending above the shelf and formed? with horizontal walldisposed above: said: sheif; said horizontal Wallbeing; formed with? art opening. aligned with theaxis of therreamer; said: stand further: being: formed with a; pair of: parallel Walls extending above said horizontal: Wall and: forming a" slot therebetweem. a cam pivoted 'to t-he'upperend: of said parallel walls zand disposedzbetween"said --parallel: walls, a-liandle: on saidfcam for'rotating-ithe latter; .a bushing with'indsaid openingiin said hori zonal 'wall, a stem-passing through-said:bushing; a}; cup at i the 'IGWGI'? end'aof said-:stem'disposed lee-- low said horizontal: wall andabover-said reamer, and a-zrnem'ber rota-tably; mounted at therupper end of saiidstezn and provided with'a roller engaging said cam to depress said stem upon rotat ing-i said cam in one directiomusaid cani having mean'sengagq'ngbeneatnpthe rollento lift therstem upon movinglsa-id cam in air-opposite direction.-

4:. A juicer:comprisingaaz'stand havingta base; aportion extendingupwardly fromithe base, a'shelfonsaid' porti'on abovethe base; a reamer on said shelfl. said stand' having: a portion extending above'the :shelf' and=formed:with:a horizontal wall disposed above: said, shelf said. horizontal wall being' formed f with an: opening; aligned r with the axis ofthe: reamer; said stand further being formed with a pair: of: parallel: walls: extending above said horizontal'iwa'll': and'zforming; a slot therehetween, steam-pivotedito' theupper'end'of said'ipa'rallel Walls:andrdisposedb'etween said. pare allel Walls, a handleion'ssaidcan-i for rotating-the latter; aibushingiwithins'aid openingin said horizontal Wall; a-stem passingzthroughrsaidbushing,

a; cupatthe loweriend-f offsaidste'm disposed :below said' 'l horizontal wall? and: above r said reamer; a memberfrotatably mounted-at thewu-pper end of saidi stern and provided? with a: roller: engaging said cam;v and guide meanson said cam to confine said roller.

5. A juicercomprising a stand'having a base, a portion extending upwa'rdlyfrom the base; a shelf on said-portion above'thebase, a reamer on said shelf, said stand having a portion extending above theshelfa-nd-formed-with a horizontal .wall disposed above said shelf, said horizontal'wall b'eingformed with anwopening aligned with the axis. of the: reamer, said 1 stand: further being-- formed with a pair'of parallel walls extending above said horizontalwall:- and; forming a: slot therebetweem alcamapivoted to the upper endi-of said'para-llel .wallsand disposed between (saidparallel walls, a handleonzsaidcamfor rotatingthe 7 5 latter; a bushing withinsaid opening:-in:said.--horizontal wall, a stem passing through said bushing, a cup at the lower end of said stem disposed below said horizontal wall and above said reamer, a member rotatably mounted at the upper end of said stem and provided with a roller engaging said cam, a inion splined to the stem, a second pinion rotatably mounted on said horizontal wall and meshing with the first pinion, a bevel gear fixed to the second pinion for rotation therewith, and gear means on the cam to successively engage opposite sides of the bevel gear for alternately rotating said cup as the cam depresses said cup upon rotating of said handle.

6. A citrus fruit squeezer comprising a stand, a reamer on the stand, a cup mounted for sliding movement on the stand downwardly toward the reamer and upwardly away from the reamer, said cup also being mounted on the stand for rotation about its axis, a handle mounted for oscillation up and down on said stand, means operable upon the downstroke of the handle for causing sliding movement of the cup without rotation, means associated with the first means for causing rotation of the cup in one direction during an intermediate portion ofthe downward sliding movement of the cup, and other means associated with the first means for causing rotation of the cup in an opposite direction during a final portion of the sliding movement of the cup downwardly toward the reamer, and means to raise the cup upon the upstroke of the handle.

7. A juicer comprising a stand, a reamer supported on a stand, a cup, a stem extending upwardly from the cup, means on the stand and engaging the stem for supporting the cup for longitudinal as well as rotary movement relative to the axis of the stem, a handle pivoted to the stand and adapted to be oscillated in opposite directions, a cam carried by said handle and engaged with said stem to impart longitudinal movement to the stem during oscillation of the handle, means operative upon one stroke of the handle for rotating the cup one or more revolutions in one direction during an intermediate part of the downstroke of said handle, means to'rotate the cup one or more revolutions in an opposite direction during completion of the downstroke of the handle, and means for raising the cup upon the upstroke of the handle.

8. A juicer comprising a stand, a reamer supported on the stand, an inverted cup above the reamer and coaxial therewith, means for supporting the cup for movement toward and away from the reamer and for rotation about its axis, a lever pivoted to the stand, a member operable upon one stroke of the lever to move the cup from its position remote from the reamer "toward the reamer, the total length of movement of the cup without turning the cup, a member moving with said member for rotating the cup in one direction during an intermediate portion of the said stroke of the lever, and another member associated with the first member for rotating the cup in an opposite direction following rotation of the cup in the first direction.

9. A fruit juicer comprising a stand, a reamer on the stand, an inverted cup above the reamer, means on the stand for mounting the cup for movement up and down, towards and away from the reamer and for rotation about its axis, a lever pivoted to the stand'and means operable upon the down stroke of the lever only, to slideably move the cup down from its initial position remote to the reamer at least half of the total downward movement of the cup without turning the cup, means operable during an intermediate portion of said stroke of said lever to rotate the cup at least one revolution as the cup approaches the reamer, means operable during the final period of the said downward stroke of the lever to rotate the cup in an opposite direction, and means operable upon the up stroke only of the lever for moving the cup back to initial position;

10. A juicer comprising a stand, a reamer on said stand, a cup rotatably and slidably mounted on the stand and aligned with the reamer, gearing associated with said cup, a handle, a cam operative upon movement of the handle in one direction to move the cup towards the reamer without rotation, a rack carried by said cam for engaging the gearing to rotate the cup in one direction during an intermediate portion of the movement of the cup towards the reamer, and another rack carried by the cam to engage the gearing and rotate the cup in an opposite direction as the cup continues its movement towards the reamer, and means to raise the cup during movement of the handle in an opposite direction.

11. A juicer comprising a stand, a reamer supported on the stand, an inverted cup above the reamer and coaxial therewith means for supporting the cup for movement toward and away from the reamer and for rotation about its axis, a lever pivoted to the stand, means operable upon one stroke of the lever to move the cup from its position remote from the reamer toward the reamer,

- a substantial portion of the total length of movement of the cup and into position for engaging the fruit without turning the cup, means for rotating the cup, and means operatively connecting the lever and said last mentioned means to rotate the cup at least one revolution during continued movement of the cuplongitudinally toward the reamer.

BENJAMIN F. WISSNER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Scurlock May 30, 1939 

